Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-05
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
TepribIe RaiIrood accident.

The night express TO Montreal, which left
here at SIS o'clock last night, ran of the
bridge at Woodstock, Vt, two miles north
of White River Junction. and the sleepers
aud passenger cars and the bridge were en-
trely burned. 1t is reported that there are
large number of people injured, and the
number of killed and burned is also report
ed to be large. Conductor Sturtevant was
fatally burned. The accident occurred
probably between and ? o'clock this morn
ing on the Central Vermont Railroad.
TROY, n. Y, Feb. Sit is reported here
that sixteen persons were killed By the &C
cident last night on the Vermont Central
Railroad, near the White River Junction,
| Vermont.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. 5.-The acct
dent 10 The Montreal express at Woodstock
bridge assumes frightful proportions as fur
Their particulars are learned. The train was
the Boston and Montreal express on the
Vermont Central road, with connections at
White River Junction with the Montreal
express from Springfield, one sleeping car
and one passenger coach from which are at.
tached to the Boston and Montreal train.
| Frank Wesson, son Of d. 3. Wesson, of this
city, of the firm of Smith & Wesson, pistol
manufacturers, was killed, and it is report
ed that the loss of life is large. AT this
hour (9:15 a. n.y. no further particulars can
be obtained.
| CONCORD n. H., Feb. 5.-The reports Of
the accident on the Woodstock bridge at
West Hartford, Vermont, were of a very
indefinite character, owing probably, to the
distance of the scene of the wreck from
place whence direct communication could
be had. All reports agree, however, that
the accident is very aerious one. At fist
it was reported that so persons had been
killed and, in fact, this statement has not ns
vet been refuted. The last report that
came direct from White River Junction
says that ten bodies have already been
taken from the wreck, and that a number
of injured passengers are being taken to the
nearest places OF shelter. More definite i'll
formation will probably he obtained in a
short time.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. 5.-The train
which was wreck ed at Woodstock bridge
this morning, as it left White River juno
ton, where it is made up consisted of one
sleeper and a passenger coach from here,
one Chicago sleeper, connected at White
River junction, one Boston sleeping car,
one mail car from Bos. on and one other pas
senger coach, one baggage and one express
car. At this hour 1920 q. H. no further
particulars relative to the killed and wound
ed have been obtained
Boston, Feb. "a dispatch from Brad.
ford, VT, to the Associated Press sag 1.-The
night express which left White River juno
ton bound for Montreal, filled with passen-
gers from Boston and New York for the
carnival, was wrecked at the first crossing
of the White River A rail broke and the
engine, one baggage car, one passenger and
one sleeping car went over the bridge, sixty
feet, into the river. Before the engineer or
anyone could get to the wreck the cars had
caught fire and burned. The bridge also
was burned and inside of twenty minutes all
were destroyed It's estimated that fifty per-
sons were killed. Henry Tuxbuy, Of West
Randolph, Vermont, wei! known lecturer,
is among those killed.
HANOVER, n. H., Feb. 5.-Word has
been received here that Edward f. Dillon,
of Spring 6eld, VI, was killed in the rail.
road accident this morning He was a
member of the sophomore class at Dartmouth
and pitcher for the University nine. A. B.
Veasie, classmate, was with him, but es
capped unipjured.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Feb. Frank l..
Wesson, who was killed, was about 50 years
ofage and leaves wife and 4 children. He
married the daughter Of John Lowell, Of
Montreal, and YVES brother-in-law of John
W. Lowell, the New York publisher. He
intended to leave for Montreal yesterday
morning by the day express but there being
no paror car attached to the train, he de-
ferred his departure until SID last hight,
taking the sleeping car through to Montreal.
He was accompanied by his sister-in-law,
Miss Lowell, who was returning to her home
in Montreal 1t ia understood that she was
not seriously injured. The latest reports
received here state that the number of kill
ed reaches twenty, and that about as many
more were injured.
CONCORD, Feb. 5.-The Inflated train on
the Vermont Central Railroad after striking
the broken rail continued on the roadbed
until it came near the end of the bridge,
when several cars ran over the abutment
and all Of the cars fell into the White river,
some so feet below. The gorge at this
point is frightfnl, and when the cars went
down, there was terrible crash AZ soon
as possible the detached part of the train
was stopped and ran back to the scene of
the disaster. The screams of The injured
were heartrendinp. EVERYTHING was done